Gobuster wrote:
I've read so much about the D200 and it's CCD sensor, that when I saw one in excellent condition for $159, thought it a good idea to buy it and play around. Well, the brown truck delivered this afternoon and I'm happy with the purchase - the camera looks new and running a shutter count shows it only has 3856 clicks on it! My D610 only a year old has more! I thought I had some CF cards in my drawer; I did but the largest was only 32mb - according to the camera, good for 1 RAW shot! So, set quality to JPEG basic, stuck an old 70-210 zoom on it and stepped outside to see what I could get. My office is near an airport and Southwest happened by, so shot a few as it flew past. Below is one of the basic JPEG's - I think it shows that for relatively small money ($159 camera, $85 lens) you can get a great kit that takes very pleasing images! When new, I'm guessing this would have cost over $2k. The D200 is a joy to handle, I love the controls, build quality and crisp, quiet shutter. Hope to post more from this set up after the 32Gb card arrives and I can shoot RAW. Download image for best view.
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I took this with a Nikon D810 (~$3000). Not much difference in the pictures. Don't tell my wife.